NASL 26th Annual Meeting
October 4-6, 2015 Marriott Riverwalk Hotel San Antonio, Texas
Learn more about implementation of the IMPACT Act; CARE Tool & Data Element Library; BCPIs; MMR; e-prescribing and other policies that affect your business, staff and those in your care. Plan to attend the NASL 26th Annual Meeting, plus the add-on half-day educational program from NASL and AHCA/NCAL, Transforming SNF Rehabilitation in a Value-Based Payment World.**
Schedule of Events - Speakers and session titles will be added as they are confirmed, so check back often. (Note: All NASL-only sessions will be held at the Marriott Riverwalk Hotel)
Sunday, October 4
8:00am – 1:00pm
NASL/AHCA Symposium on Rehabilitation Therapy: Transforming SNF Rehabilitation in a Value Based Payment World
***Pre-registration for the Symposium on Rehabilitation Therapy has now closed. You may register for this event on-site through AHCA at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio. Identify yourself as an attendee of the NASL 26th Annual Meeting to receive the $125 add-on fee.**
12:00pm
NASL Registration Open
1:00 – 2:00pm
NASL Welcome to San Antonio Social
2:00 – 3:30pm
Legislative and Regulatory Update
Cynthia Morton, Executive Vice President, NASL Alan Parver, Esq., NASL Policy Counsel, Arnall Golden Gregory, LLP
Get a general overview of the issues and policies affecting your business, along with NASL’s forecast of what’s to come.
3:30 - 5:00pm
Gaining Speed – Advances in Telehealth
Nora Belcher, Executive Director, Texas e-Health Alliance
As the Executive Director at the Texas e-Health Alliance, Nora Belcher shares her perspective on state-level advances on health information technology, telehealth and remote patient monitoring, highlighting activities that have engaged the long-term and post-acute care setting.
CONFIRMED
5:00 – 6:00pm
Keep Calm and Prepare for IMPACT: The Latest and Greatest Intel on IMPACT Act Implementation
NASL IMPACT Implementation Workgroup Chairs: Robert Latz, PT, DPT, CHCIO, Chief Information Officer, Trinity Rehabilitation
Joanne Wisely, MA, CCC/SLP, Vice President - Regulation and Compliance, Genesis Rehab Services
6:30-8:00pm
NASL Opening Night Reception
Monday, October 5
7:00am
7:30 – 8:30am
NASL President’s Breakfast and Annual Business Meeting
8:30 – 10:00am
Post-Acute Policy Update – The Effect of CMS Policy in Home Health, IRF, SNF and LTCH Settings
Sherill Mason, Principal, Mason Advisors, LLC
As Principal of Mason Advisors, LLC, Sherill Mason specializes in the analysis of legislative and regulatory initiatives impacting the health care industry. By providing detailed analyses of new laws and regulations to health care providers, investors and consulting firms, Ms. Mason assists providers in developing strategies and programs that will help them flourish in the ever-changing health care landscape. Ms. Mason will present to attendees her analysis of the effect of CMS policy on post-acute care providers in home health, in-patient rehabilitation facility, skilled nursing facility, and long-term care hospital settings.
10:00-11:30am
2:00-3:00pm
Big Data, Individual Impact & Non-Medical Providers: New Research in Value-Based Care
Lori O’Connor, RN, Chief Nursing and Quality Officer, Care at Hand
An expert in Community Care Transition Programs (CCTP), Lori O’Connor’s strong leadership and quality improvement skills are essential in assisting Care at Hand customers to reach their goals and produce marketable and measurable outcomes to improve programs and obtain new lines of business revenue. Lori will discuss new research and predictive data that Care at Hand is using to elevate non-medical professionals to improve care quality in home and community-based settings.
NASL Diagnostic Testing Committee
11:30am – 3:00pm
AHCA Expo Hall Open
3:00– 5:00pm
NASL Medical Services Committee NASL Information Technology Committee
Tuesday, October 6
7:00-8:00am
NASL Medical Products Committee Meeting
8:00 – 9:30am
Keeping Interoperability Moving While Navigating the Policy Undercurrents
Michelle Dougherty, MA, RHIA, Senor Health Informatics Research Scientist Center for the Advancement of Health IT, RTI International
A senior health informatics research scientist at RTI International’s Center for the Advancement of Health Information Technology (CAHIT), Ms. Dougherty leads or advises on projects, grants and contracts related to community-based healthcare and services particularly serving vulnerable populations and the use of interoperable health information technology.
9:30 – 11:00am
Effective Solutions for Managing the Post-Acute Spend Colleen Cipro, PT, MBA, Vice President of Stakeholder Engagement, naviHealth, Inc.
As VP of Stakeholder Engagement, Colleen is responsible for the development of a clinical service model using data analytics to coordinate care for Medicare Advantage Organization members in the post-acute care setting, and leveraging patient and provider engagement strategies to maximize clinical outcomes while decreasing key utilization metrics, including acute readmissions. She is responsible for marketing naviHealth nationally to physicians, health care institutions, and potential clients through educational initiatives focusing on clinical quality and health care reform, and actively developing engagement strategies with physicians, hospital and PAC network providers as a primary convener for BPCI.
11:00am – 2:00pm
2:00 – 5:00pm
NASL Board of Directors Meeting
**NASL registration includes access to AHCA/NCAL educational & general sessions. The NASL & AHCA/NCAL Rehabilitation Symposium is a separate ticketed event that can be added to your NASL registration.
NASL's room block is now closed. Contact hotels directly for changes or new reservations.
NASL Members $575 Non-Members $1150
Ticketed Events (pre-registration required):
Expo Hall $40 per day Symposium on Rehabilitation Therapy: with Annual Meeting registration $125 Symposium registration only $299
Sponsors:
Join NASL's growing list of prestigious sponsors of the 26th Annual Meeting:
Contact Laura de la Calzada for more information.
Become an Exhibitor at the AHCA/NCAL Annual Convention & Expo
